Begbies Traynor is strengthening its presence in Scotland by opening a new office in Aberdeen.

The business recovery specialist already has offices in Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow and now has expansion plans.

Neil Dempsey, a former corporate recovery manager with KPMG, will head up Begbies' new office.

Partner Ken Pattullo said: "In light of the tremendous growth and development we have seen over the past couple of years, we feel it is very important for us to have a presence in all the major Scottish cities."